The Niles Public Library’s very own Anime & Manga Club have compiled a list of their favorite manga and anime series from the past year. The list includes new volumes and episodes produced in 2012, as well as older titles that were just discovered this past year.

How many on the list have you read or watched? Which ones are new to you?

Check out some of the titles they picked, many of which can be found online.

Colleen, the library’s graphic artist, will join us to create a Manga collage for the public art show on October 30. Bring your old manga magazines and/or manga art to add to the collage! Everyone is also invited to bring individual art work for display at the show.

The art show takes place 2:00-4:00pm on Sunday, October 30. Local teen ska band the Copy Chiefs will play and refreshments will be served. All art will be returned after the reception.

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Saturday July 9 is Manga & Anime Day at Niles Public Library!

Our Anime & Manga Club meets at noon to watch Sgt. Frog and share original manga art. Discuss new releases and old favorites.

Stick around for Real Japan for Anime Fans program with local author James Kennedy. Learn about the Hadaka Matsuri, a Buddhist festival in which thousands of nearly-naked men fight for holy sticks. Come along on the pilgrimage to the 88 temples of Shikoku. Explore the neon streets of Tokyo and tour the temples of Kyoto. Discover how the real Japan ties into its pop culture—for instance, did you know the bathhouse of the gods from Miyazaki’s Spirited Away is based on a real bathhouse?

When: Saturday July 9 noon-3pmWhere: Anime & Manga Club meets in the Board Room,
Real Japan for Anime Fans happens in the Large Meeting Room